Meet Latifah Saafir!!! I am proud to say.....a friend.

I am so proud.  Honestly.

It's true.

LATIFAH SAAFIR

is on the

BOOKBLOG TOUR!

Thank you so very much, Latifah.

 I have known Latifah for not so long.
But I can say I KNOW Latifah.
We would see each other at quilt shows, saying hello, asking each other if we were "doing okay".

and then.
I asked if she knew someone
who might want to be my roommate....

and before I knew it, 
we were talking all the night through
and sharing family recipes!! 

(Latifah Saafir, Triangulate)

You might just recognize this quilt, Triangulate, from 
30 Quilts, 30 years, Robert Kaufman Kona Cottons

  

Rocket-88, Latifah Saafir

Enough said.
If you have the chance to meet Latifah, at a show, or representing Janome in your class,
or if she is teaching a class
Say, Hey!

 

Convergence, Latifah Saafir

You will be greeted with a "you doing okay?" and a great smile.
And maybe.
Just maybe.
you will walk away with much much more than you started with.

because.
that's Latifah.....

be.co.create.
Natalie.

 

Molehills, Latifah Saafir

head on over to Latifah's blog post
and leave a comment about her post
the book is A Modern Twist
comment to have a chance at owning your very own signed copy
of the book!

be.do.create

natalie

 

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

 

A MODERN TWIST

it's official.

thanks to everyone who left a comment!
the random number generator chose #7
congratulations to Jodi!

February 10, 2015

"I wrote a book!"

it's such an honor to be selected to write a book

to have the support of everyone at a publishing company

and to have the support from all of you

but I have to share with you...

the funniest thing happened...

February 10 came and went without any real fanfare at all

no champagne

no party

just a quiet evening at home

working on a Spring Market quilt

for Windham Fabrics

and a little knitting

while listening to the dog snore

I built an Author's Page

I built a brand new website

Martingale posted on their blog, and the book was posted on their site! 

they designed postcards, and when I attended Road to California

everyone received a card

as I sheepishly said,
"I wrote a BOOK!!"

Angela Walters

contributed great information on quilting

and quilted all of the quilts in the book just beautifully

we'll be hosting a BookBlogHop beginning March 1

and there will be some great participating designers

so please check back soon!

I am a proud sponsor and a vendor at

QuiltCon

and will be signging books in the booth

that's

Booth 523

by the way

 but really.

in the long run, everything is still the same, here

no balloons

no parades

just fabric.

and quilts.

and you.

thank you

to all of you

thank you

be.do.create

natalie

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

ps - I hope you'll like the new website....

please leave a comment below, letting me know what you like best about the new site

to be entered to win a signed copy of 

A Modern Twist 

the random number generator will select a recipient

this Sunday eve

 

Spring Quilt Market

Spring.

Quilt Season.

Spring Quilt Market.

International Quilt Market, Spring.

#quiltmarket

call it what you will but it is one of two 'seasons' in the quilt world

Spring Market/Fall Market

a time when you see a flurry of new designs

fabrics. patterns. books.

when people post and blog and photograph

color.  pattern.  content.

for some it is big, big, business

and for others it is all of their hopes and dreams and wishes

on display for all to see for three short days

all of this piles on (usually) a sleep deprived designer of one thing or another

that has arrived after days of driving

or hours of flying with tons of bags full of quilts and products rolled through the airports

like some modern day gypsy

by friday, that sleep deprived designer

must give up their t-shirt and jeans for their pearls and sundress

and stand in their booth to receive the comments of the crowd

"I LOVE the quilting on that quilt," one person says.

"Is that Kona?  The colors, that fabric is great," another says.

and I am reminded once again

it isn't just the pattern designer

or the fabric designer

or the quilter

it is all of us

everyone in that big giant convention center

(well, in this case, the whole lot of us that has quite possibly taken over the whole city of Portland)

we are all the sum of our parts

and I remind a quilt shop owner that they are another part

and the quilt shop owner reminds me

that their customers are another part

and someone else reminds me

that the recipient of the quilt, bag, project for the home, is yet another part

given with love

all of it

the most important part of all

is that

we have all given with love

natalie

be.do.create

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

The Dog Days of Summer

It's a Martingale and Company book giveaway!

It's also the dog days of summer

I had to look that one up, just to be sure it was okay

The Farmers Almanac tags the dates to be July 3 to August 11

Ancient Rome, July 24 thru August 24

The Gregorian Calendar adds, leap years delete, but overall let's just call it "good"

It's the time of year when Sirius, the Dog Star, appears

and when we have our "warmest summer temperatures"

when dogs hit the pool, or the beach, and then begrudge us the bath that follows

(yes, yes, just like the kids playing in the sand, getting dunked in the bay for a quick clean up)

I think I will put it on next year's calendar 

and make it a tradition

people are enjoying the last few days of summer, taking vacations and flocking to the beach
with that kind of
"oh, my gosh, it's August and we haven't even been to the beach yet"
look in their eye

(insert lake, hike, camping, bike riding, hula hooping, having any fun at all, word, here)

the arugula from the garden is growing again after the birds have had their share of salad
and having friends over for dinner means sun tea, frosty beers, light wines and a cold crisp salad

many of us, as quilters or sewists, are thinking

"oh my gosh, the holidays will be here in no time and I haven't even started those gifts"

and so, thanks to Martingale and Company/That Patchwork Place, we are going to do a triple giveaway

for the dog days of summer

because before you know it, you'll be sending those kids packing (to school that is)

and you'll have time for

everyday HANDMADE

(currently on sale, in case you don't get chosen here)

SEW the Perfect Gift

(also on sale, by the way!!)

or even

URBANcountry  Quilts

pincushions

eco friendly re-usable snack bags

stunning quilts

(dare I say dorm quilts?)

jackalopes

and my pick from the bunch.....a knitting needle caddy

so let's greet these last dog days of summer

with a triple play giveaway

invite your friends to come follow the blog

leave a comment on which book you'd hope to have sent to you

and please, share a recipe or a 'last picnic of summer' story with us

the random number generator will select

THREE

comments

(on Friday)

and we'll send you your books

but only if you are a follower, or you have invited a friend that becomes a follower

because

our giveaways are our way of saying thank you to our loyal readers

and I DO thank YOU!

natalie.

be.do.create

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com